Katja Sontag

AEGEE-Aachen’s Colourful Participation in Their City’s Carnival Parade

Since only ten days, the carnival season in Germany is over. Many people went crazy, celebrated for days without a pause and of course, a lot of carnival parades took place. In Aachen, one of the most western cities of Germany, 35 AEGEEans took part in the three-hour-long procession and spread Europtimism throughout their motto “Europe is colourful, and it’s… Read more →

Free Hugs for Ukraine – AEGEE-Dresden and Their Hugging Campaign

After officially being upgraded to AEGEE-Dresden, the local has become quite famous for their successful Buddy Programme, their recent Regional Training Course (RTC) and just now for their latest event under the motto “Free Hugs for Ukraine”. Jorge Sánchez Hernández, president of AEGEE-Dresden, spoke to The AEGEEan about this idea and how it was carried into effect. The reasons behind… Read more →

Meet the new Speaker Team of the Public Relations Committee!

Since the beginning of January, the Public Relations Committee (PRC) of AEGEE-Europe has a new team of speakers. Read the interview with speaker Jelena Stankovic (AEGEE-Beograd) and vice-speaker Gerardo Garcia Diaz (AEGEE-Oviedo) and find out about their field of work, their aims for the upcoming term and their plans for the Fair at the European Planning Meeting(EPM) in Burgos and… Read more →

“AEGEEWOOD” – Fancy Clothes, a Red Carpet and Awards to Win at the NYE by AEGEE-Gdańsk

Many AEGEE-events take place at the end of the year to celebrate the last and welcome the upcoming new year. One of the already well-known events takes place in Gdańsk every year, this time under the motto “Oscar Party”. The AEGEEan spoke to the main organisers of this event and even an Oscar-winning participant and found out a lot about… Read more →

A very European Christmas

Europe is diverse. This should not come as news to any true AEGEEans! But how diverse is Europe when it comes to Christmas traditions? The AEGEEan asked around to find out more about certain customs, meals and luck-bringing traditions from different countries. Obviously, not every single country could be mentioned, but another edition next year might follow anyways! The AEGEEan… Read more →

Still New, But Already Successful: Contact Antenna AEGEE-Dresden and Their Buddy Program

A few years back, AEGEE-Dresden was erased from the list of antennae. Luckily, in the beginning of 2014, it became a Contact of AEGEE-Europe again and just a few days ago, Dresden was officially promoted to Contact Antenna at Agora Cagliari. Although these events are quite recent and the number of active members is limited, Dresden managed to build up… Read more →

Atanas Nachkov for MedCom: “MedCom works with people and incompetence is not an option”

Many AEGEEans might already know Atanas Nachkov, member of AEGEE-Sofia, who has been active on the European level of AEGEE for years. During his work as the President of the Juridical Commission, he already spent a lot of time working with the Mediation Commission (MedCom) and now, he has decided to run for a position within the MedCom. The AEGEEan… Read more →

Claudio Armandi for Mediation Commission: “The MedCom needs an Italian member”

Claudio was elected as member of the Mediation Commission (MedCom) one year ago. Currently, he is one of two candidates for a position in the MedCom and the only one who is re-running after finishing a term. The AEGEEan talked to Claudio about his previous work in the MedCom and his newest candidature. The AEGEEan: Claudio, even though you have already been active… Read more →

AEGEE-Brno, Local of the Month September, on the Recipe for Success of their Famous Summer University “Out of the Box”

AEGEE-Brno, the Local of the Month for September, became quite the topic after their famous Summer University (SU), named “Out of the box”. The AEGEEan talked to Tereza Mikšíková, board member and one of the SU organizers, to also introduce the organizers’ point of view and to find out what other activities AEGEE-Brno carries out. Read on to learn what future… Read more →